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adjective
- 1. firmly packed or pressed together; compressed: "compacted earth"
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COMPACTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of compact 2. to press something together in a tight and solid…. Learn more.
COMPACT definition: 1. consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very little…. Learn more.
1. : predominantly formed or filled : composed, made. Miss Austen's novels are compact of delicate trivialities … Samuel Alexander. 2. a. : having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined. a compact woolen. compact bone. b. : not diffuse or verbose. a compact statement. c.
compact. 1. [ adjective k uh m- pakt, kom-, kom -pakt; verb k uh m- pakt; noun kom -pakt ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid: compact soil. arranged within a relatively small space: a compact shopping center; a compact kitchen. Synonyms: snug, small.
COMPACTED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of compact 2. to press something together in a tight and solid…. Learn more.
Compressed as a result of physical pressure.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
adj. 1. Closely and firmly united or packed together; dense: compact clusters of flowers. 2. Occupying little space compared with others of its type: a compact camera; a compact car. 3. Brief and to the point; concise: a compact narration. 4. Marked by or having a short solid physique: a wrestler of compact build.
to form or make by close union or conjunction; make up or compose. Metallurgy. to compress (metallic or metallic and nonmetallic powders) in a die to be sintered. to crush into compact form for convenient disposal or for storage until disposal: to compact rubbish. See more. noun.
[formal] The Smith boy was compacting the trash. [VERB noun] The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain. [be VERB -ed + by] Synonyms: pack closely, stuff, cram, compress More Synonyms of compact. compacted graded adjective. ...a pile of compacted earth. compaction (kəmpækʃən ) uncountable noun.
Compact, the adjective, describes something that is tightly packed together, like your luggage that is so compact it fits in the overhead compartment. Compact can also describe a brief summary, like a compact explanation of how the universe began that lasted only 10 minutes! Definitions of compact (/kəmˈpækt/) adjective.
